1810 U.S. Census Quick Facts

1810 U.S. Census Date:August 6, 1810
(All reported data is “as of” this official date chosen by the census Agency)

1810 Census Duration:10 months

1810 U.S. Census Population:7,239,881

President during 1810 Census:James Madison

17 states participated the 1810 census, as well as the territories of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Louisiana and Orleans.

1810 Census Data: 3rd United States Census

It took approximately $178,000 and 1,100 enumerators to complete the 1810 census, producing 469 total pages in published reports.

The U.S. population increased by 36.4 percent from the 1800 census to the 1810 census.

Information requested by the 1810 U.S. Census

Name of the head of the family

Number of free white males

Under 10 years of age

Between 10 and 16

Between 16 and 26, including the head of the family

Between 26 and 45, including the head of the family

45 and upwards, including the head of the family

Number of free white females

Under 10 years of age

Between 10 and 16

Between 16 and 26, including the head of the family

Between 26 and 45, including the head of the family

45 and upwards, including the head of the family

Number of other free persons, except Indians, not taxed

Number of slaves

What was lost from the 1810 U.S. Census?

Original census records were lost for Georgia, New Jersey, Ohio, and the District of Columbia, as well as for the Indiana, Mississippi and Louisiana territories. Illinois Territory and Tennessee also experienced partial losses of their census records.

Famous people in history: Margaret Fuller

Born Sarah Margaret Fuller in 1810, the writer, critic and women's rights activist, worked as the first woman journalist for the New York Daily Tribune and was also the first woman to act as a foreign correspondent reporting on combat conditions. Fuller also wrote one of the first books about women's equality in the United States.

In 1840, Fuller became the first editor of the Transcendentalist journal, The Dial, making her an important part of this writing movement. She is said to have coined the phrase, "I accept the universe."

Historical events surrounding the 1810 U.S. Census

March 3, 1807: Thomas Jefferson signs the act prohibiting the importation of slaves.

November 6, 1811: American troops defeated the Shawnee chief Tecumseh at the Battle of Tippecanoe.

February 2, 1812: The strongest recorded earthquake in American history (8.3 magnitude) strikes in Missouri. The earthquake is so strong it temporarily reversed the course of the Mississippi river.

August 24, 1814: British soldiers occupy Washington D.C. and burn the White House and other government buildings.

April 4, 1818: Congress officially adopts the thirteen stars and stripes design for the U.S. flag.